Belviq and qsymia new weight loss drugs indications price availability simplified information from w8md medical weight loss centers of america

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The FDA approved two new weight loss medications,
Belviq and Qsymia approximately a year ago in mid
2012. Although it was approved in June of 2012,
Belviq was launched today, June 11th
, 2013 in the US
Market. In this presentation, we will review the
following information.
• Belviq Weight Loss Medication Information
• Belviq side effects
• Belviq Cost
• Belviq Availability
• Belviq Indications
• Belviq Contra-Indicatons
• Belviq Doctors
• Belviq Insurance Coverage
• Belviq and Qsymia
1(800)W8MD-007 NE Philadelphia, And King Of Prussia in PA New York City Stamford, CT

Why we need weight loss medications for long term use?
More than one-third of U.S. adults are obese, and obesity
contributes to a number of health conditions, including
high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and high cholesterol.

To help obese and overweight Americans who have been
unsuccessful in getting their weight under control with
diet and exercise, the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) has approved two new medications—the first drugs
for long-term weight management that FDA has
approved in 13 years.

What is Belviq?
Belviq(Belviq) is a new FDA approved long term weight-
loss drug developed by Arena Pharmaceuticals and
launched in the US Market as of today, June 06/11/2013. It
has serotonergic properties and acts as an anorectic.

Indications for Belviq
You may be a candidate for taking Belviq or Qsymia if
you are at least 18 and:
• your body mass index (BMI) is 30 or greater (obese); or
• your BMI is 27 or greater (overweight) and you have at
least one other weight-related condition.

Side Effects Of Belviq
Generally, lorcaserin was shown in phase III testing to
be a mild and tolerable agent.
Trial participants found lorcaserin about as tolerable as
placebo, with 7% of participants in both the lorcaserin
drug and placebo arms dropping out due to side effects.
Lorcaserin had the lowest discontinuation rates due to
adverse events of any obesity drug in a phase III trial,
as compared to discontinuation rates due to adverse
events for bupropion/naltrexone (26% vs 13% for
placebo), phentermine/topiramate (18% vs 9% for
placebo), orlistat (7% vs 4% for placebo), sibutramine
(9% vs 9%) and rimonabant (15% vs 7%).

How Does Belviq Work?
Belviq—the trade name for the drug lorcaserin— is a 10
mg tablet taken twice a day that works by activating a
part of the brain that controls hunger.

Price of Belviq
Arena (ARNA) has disclosed that the wholesale price for
its anti-obesity drug Belviq is $199.50 for a 60 count bottle
(a 1 month supply)

Where to be evaluated for Belviq?
Belviq is a prescription only weight loss medication and
has to be evaluated by a trained and licensed physician
familiar with obesity and the treatment of obesity. If you
live close a W8MD medical weight loss center location,
you may want to consider visiting the closest w8md center
to be evaluated to see if Belviq, Qsymia or other weight
loss medications or non medication VLCD or LCD diet
might be right for you.

First two weight loss medications for long term use
Marketed as Belviq and Qsymia, these prescription
medications would be taken for the rest of a person’s life.
“For many people, obesity is a lifelong condition, but we
don’t always think of it—or treat it—as such,” says Amy
Egan, M.D., M.P.H., deputy director for safety in FDA’s
Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology Products
(DMEP).
“Qsymia and Belviq are considered life-long therapies in
patients who respond to and tolerate them,” says Egan.
The drugs are meant to be used in conjunction with a
balanced diet and exercise, says Mary Roberts, M.D., a
medical officer in DMEP. “These drugs are another tool to
be used by someone trying to reach and stay at a healthy
weight,” she says.

Obesity is a chronic medical condition, and treatment for
obesity, just like for high blood pressure, diabetes,
cholesterol, etc. should a long term one, rather than a
short term fix, according to Dr. Prab R. Tumpati, MD – a
practicing obesity medicine physician and founder of
W8MD Medical Weight Loss Centers Of America.

Are You a Candidate For Qsymia or Belviq Weight Loss
Drug?
You may be a candidate for taking Belviq or Qsymia For
Weight Loss if you are at least 18 and:
• your body mass index (BMI) is 30
or greater (obese); or
• your BMI is 27 or greater (overweight) and you have at
least one other weight-related condition.

Contraindications for Qsymia and Belviq Weight Loss
Medications
Women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming
pregnant should not take either of these medications,
Egan says, because weight loss offers no potential benefit
to a pregnant woman and can cause fetal harm.
Qsymia carries a risk for birth defects (cleft lip with or
without cleft palate) in infants exposed during the first
trimester of pregnancy.

How Is Belviq Taken For Weight Loss?
Belviq—the trade name for the drug lorcaserin— is a 10
mg tablet taken twice a day that works by activating a
part of the brain that controls hunger.
Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield announced they will
cover Belviq and other insurances might also cover. Check
with your insurance company on your coverage.
Belviq is a Schedule IV controlled substance and needs to
be prescribed by a licensed doctor for a valid medical
reason.

How much weight loss on Belviq?
Belviq was tested in three clinical trials that lasted from
52 to 104 weeks and included nearly 8,000 obese and
overweight patients.
• The average weight loss for patients taking Belviq
ranged from 3 to 3.7 percent over those taking a placebo.
• In studies of patients without type 2 diabetes, about 47
percent of patients lost at least 5 percent of their weight
compared with 23 percent of patients treated with
placebo.
Belviq should be discontinued if a patient fails to lose 5
percent of their weight after 12 weeks of treatment, as it is
unlikely that continued treatment will be successful.

Alternatives to Belviq – Qsymia
Qsymia is a combination of two FDA-approved drugs:
phentermine, an appetite suppressant, and topiramate,
used to treat epilepsy and migraines. Roberts explains
that Qsymia is taken once a day, with patients starting at
the lowest dose (3.75 mg phentermine/23 mg topiramate
extended-release), then increasing to the recommended
dose (7.5 mg/46 mg). In some circumstances, patients may
have their dose increased to the highest dose (15 mg/92
mg).

Qsymia, was tested in two clinical trials which included
nearly 3,700 obese and overweight patients treated for up
to one year.
• The average weight loss of patients taking Qsymia
ranged from 6.7 percent (lowest dose) to 8.9 percent
(recommended dose) over those taking a placebo.

How does Qsymia work for weight loss
• Sixty-two percent of patients on the lowest dose and 70
percent on the recommended dose lost at least 5 percent of
their weight compared with 20 percent treated with
placebo.
If after 12 weeks, a patient has not lost 3 percent of his or
her weight on the recommended dose of Qsymia, FDA
recommends that treatment be discontinued or increased
to the highest dose. If after an additional 12 weeks on the
highest dose, a patient does not lose at least 5 percent of
weight, Qsymia should be discontinued gradually.

The History of Weight Loss Medications
Why has it been 13 years since the last diet drug was
approved?
Eric Colman, M.D., deputy director of DMEP, says that
drug companies have been testing potential new weight
loss drugs, but none had proven effective and safe for
consumers until now.
(However, the real reason was that FDA did not have a
single bariatric doctor on their panel to decide on weight
loss medications until recently when the inducted a
member of the American Society of Bariatric Physician.
Within 6 months, two new weight loss medications were
approved)

Before Belviq and Qsymia, the only prescription drug
currently approved for long-term treatment of obesity was
orlistat, marketed as Xenical.
Orlistat is also sold over the counter in a lower dose as
Alli.
But Colman explains that FDA has a long history with
weight-loss drugs, one set against a backdrop of changing
attitudes towards obesity. It wasn’t that long ago, he says,
that vanity was considered the only reason to lose weight.
That mindset has shifted over the last 20 years with
recognition that obesity is a serious health concern.

Where can I be evaluated to see if I am a candidate for
Belviq, Qsymia or any other weight loss medication?
A licensed and experienced weight loss physician familiar
with these medications such as the W8MD Medical
Weight Loss Center Physicians should be consulted to
carefully evaluate your situation. W8MD is glad to
announce that it's physicians are well versed with these
two new weight loss medicatons – Qsymia, Belviq and
other traditional weight loss medications such as
Phentermine, Bontril, and others.
Use these medications in combination with a very low
calorie or low calorie diet under careful physician
monitoring for best weight loss results.

About W8MD Medical Weight Loss Centers
Our physicians and staff are committed to offering a
comprehensive and individualized approach. W8MD physicians
partner with each patient to develop a custom weight
management program to best meet their individual needs.
If you are a bit overweight or obese, take long term medications
for cholesterol, blood pressure or diabetes but your doctor has
nothing to offer for weight loss other than simply say "lose
weight", you may want to consider W8MD!

Under the direction of a trained obesity medicine/weight loss
physician, W8MD Weight Loss Centers can help you overcome
obesity and to make a difference. The doctor’s of W8MD partner
with each patient to develop a custom weight management
program to best meet their individual needs taking into account
their medical history, lifestyle and goals.
Since weight and sleep go together, most of the W8MD centers
are able to address sleep issues such as snoring, obstructive sleep
apnea, narcolepsy, insomnia and restless leg syndrome to name a
few.

Most Insurances Accepted For Physician Weight Loss Visits
And the best part of the program is that most insurance’s
cover the doctor visits.
Check out our website at www.w8md.com to learn more
about us. If you have a little or a lot of weight to lose and
want to do it without surgery, set up fees and mandatory meal
replacements or appetite suppressants, think W8MD for
weight loss.

Physician Weight Loss Franchise Opportunities
And, if you are a physician, with an interest in helping
your obese or overweight patients, and would like to add a
W8MD program at your office, please feel free to contact
us.
Most physicians have nothing to offer their overweight
patients other than simply say"Lose Weight!" or hand out
a diet sheet. This is not useful for most patients as
obesity needs a more thorough and structured approach!
Physicians Be A W8MD!

Limited Time Offer
As a Limited Time Offer, we are waiving all signup fees for
the first 50 physicians that Join W8MD Network of Weight
Loss Physicians. What are you waiting for? Call 1-800-
W8MD-007.

Did you know that most insurances do offer coverage for
weight loss physician visits?
Affordable Care Act of 2010 mandates all insurances,
including Medicare, to provide full insurance coverage for
obesity!
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W8MD Medical Weight Loss Centers That
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• NYC Insurance Weight Loss Center: 2003, Bath
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• Philadelphia Insurance Weight Loss Center: 1718,
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W8MD Medical Weight Loss Centers That Are
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• W8MD at Optimal Health, 111 High Ridge Rd,
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Call 1(800)W8MD-007 to learn more! You have nothing to
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W8MD Medical Weight Loss Telemedicine Program
If you do not have a W8MD location near you, you can
still consult with one of our weight loss physicians using
telemedicine. We offer a comprehensive telemedicine
nutrition, behavior and weight loss consultation with a
weight loss doctor for a low price of $150.00 USD for a 30
minute telemedicine consultation with certain limitations.
Call 1(800)W8MD-007 to learn more.
If you have insulin resistance, belly weight, elevated
triglycerides, history of high blood pressure etc. you might
be at risk for metabolic syndrome. An obesity medicine
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reduce the risk of diabetes, and prediabetes by
recommending foods that lower this risk!
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Disclaimer:
The information on this website is not intended to
diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always
consult with a licensed and trained physician before
attempting any weight loss!
Do Not Buy Online
Belviq, Qsymia, Phentermine, Topiramate and other
weight loss medications are prescription only weight loss
medications that cannot be obtained online without
prescription. Do not be fooled by companies online that
say you do not need a prescription as it is against the law
to obtain any of these without a valid prescription.

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